The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1887-02-03
Literary Notices.

THE CENTURY.-The contents Of the
February number of the Century Nigga
sSne shows wide range Of subjects, not
to say a considerable appreciation OF au-
thors of diverse talents, and want OF tai
ents. Father Taylor, for example, the
powerful and original Sailors Preacher, of
Boston, is the subject of two papers, one
by Rey. &. A. Faetol, the other by Mr..
Walter Whitman, who between them con-
trive to portray the character Of this rough.
and ready divine, and TO give an idea Of his
oratory. Widely different from these pa
pers is an account, by MI. George Parsons
Lathrop, Ct The Bailing Of Jefferson Da-
Wis, in which we haYe for The FIRST tim6 the
history Of the influences and occurrences
which led TO the liberation of the Presi-
dent OF the dead Confederacy and the
abandonment of the prosecution against
him, result which WAS brought about by
extreme Democrats on the one hand and
extreme Aboiltionists ON the other. Prof.
Langley continues his series of papers on
the New Astronomy treating in this num-
Der of The Stars. and paying special atten-
ton to the work of American Astronomers
in spectroscopy. Besides these solid at
fractions there is q good poem in B. c.
Stedman's Souvenir de Jeunesse. Centu-
ny Publishing Co., New York.
HARPER S MONTHLY Harper for Feb
ruary is an excellent rumber. 1t quite
ranks with the number for January which
received and was entitled to so much
praise. Sir Edward j. Reed S continna-SI
tion (which is also the conclusion) Of his
extremely valuable series of papers on the
European navies will command general
attention, and the same may be said of the
second part of -Mr. Millett's narrativesof |
campaigns with the Cossacks, which, like
its predecessors, is of first-rate interest. A |
paper on moose hunting by Henry T. |
Wells, and Mr.. Warmers description of
the Bayou Teche country in Louisiana are
notable contributions The fiction is
strong Mr.. Howell's '.AprilH makes
its appearance, Mr.. Blackmore approaches
the end Of his ''Spring haven," aud Grant
Allen has short story. Mr.. Howell's
"Study is devoted to aNdiscussion of the
short story as it has grown up and -four
ished in recent times. Harper & Brother,
New Y ork.
THE MAGAZINE OF AMERICAN HIsTo-
RY for February furnishes an unusually
of ooIloat,6,, Of bictorioo1 iol loo
Mr.. S. G. w. Benjamin's second one on
IN otable Editors between 1875 and 1907 I
easily deserving the post of honor. In it
are sketches and portraits of Matthew /
Carey, Joseph Dennie, Phillip Freneau |
and other famous Philadelphians. Gen. |
Schenck gives capital account of the late
Gen. David Hunter, and Allan Foreman
an entertaining incident of the civil war
under the title of president Lincoln's |
Unlucky Pass. We have..not space to
mention in detail the other good things in
this admirable number of Mrs. Lambs |
valuable magazine. 80 Lafayette Place
New " rk.
THE FoRUM-The February number |
of this superlatively excellent magazine,
published by the Forum Publishing Com
pany, No. 81 Fifth avenue, New York, al |
SIS per annum, has been received. The |
table Of contents, as follows, speaks for
itself: Outgrown City Government, by I
James Parton The Use and Abuse CT
Wealth, Prof. Lester F. Ward How l |
Was Educated, Andrew D. White The
Needs of New York Harbor, Com. II. G. |
Taylor Faith and Physical Science, w. |
Fl. Meloek; The Future of the Minority,
Rev. George Bachelor; Religious Exer-
cises in State Schools, Prof. Noah K. Da-
Wis; The Reproach OF Mourning, J. Mac
Donald Oxley; Why we Have no Great |
Novelists, Prof Fl. H. Boyeson The Cru
SADIE Against the Saloon, Rev. J T. Bell
rendS, Evils of Indirect Taxation, Jol n
Randolph Tucker.